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How IFS Dharam Singh Meena Revived Uttarakhand’s Heval River Through Science and Forest Restoration

20 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS officer Dharam Singh Meena revived the Heval river system through scientific springshed management, watershed restoration, forests and community p...

Features

When the Flood Recedes, the Learning Should Remain

20 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by Apurva Pathak, the article explores how STHAVAR can give India’s physical infrastructure a...

Features

Atmanirbharta 2.0: India's Real Defence Test Begins After the Factory Gate

19 August 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

A weapon that reaches the battlefield a year late isn't a weapon. It's a broken promise wearing a un...

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From Kalinganagar to Cybercrime: The Long Journey of Odisha DGP Vinaytosh Mishra

19 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Jajpur and Kalinganagar to cybercrime and Crime Branch leadership, 1993-batch IPS officer Vinaytosh...

Change Makers

How IFS Dhawan Kumar Rawat is Connecting Tribal Livelihoods With Wildlife Conservation

19 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

For IFS officer Dhawan Kumar Rawat, conservation is not simply about protecting forests by enforcing...

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Census 2027: Centre Notifies 40 Questions, Caste, Aadhaar, Bank Accounts and COVID-19 Vaccination Included

14 August 2026

Who Was Ex-IAS Rebecca Suchiang? Meghalaya’s First Khasi Woman Chief Secretary Dies at 64

18 August 2026

Who Is Ajay A Kumar? IFS Officer Appointed India’s Next Ambassador to Iraq

18 August 2026

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From Kalinganagar to Cybercrime: The Long Journey of Odisha DGP Vinaytosh Mishra

19 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Harmeet Singh IPS: The Historian Who Became Assam’s Top Cop, From Insurgency to Cybercrime

12 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

‘My Path Has Not Been Straight’: Shakeel Ahmad Ganie’s Journey to the IRS

11 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

A Shiyas Appointed IG in BSF: Know the 2008-Batch MP Cadre IPS Officer

20 August 2026

13,000 CAPF Officers Await Cadre Review; Proposals Reach Finance Ministry

20 August 2026

President Murmu to IIS Officers: Use Social Media to Listen, Understand and Respond to Public Concerns

20 August 2026

ISS Santosh Kumar Tiwari Appointed Lokpal Director; IRTS Yuvraj Patil Shifted to DPIIT on Lateral Basis

20 August 2026

IAS Officers Indian Administrative Services

ACC Approves Key IAS Assignments: M Angamuthu Gets Cochin Port Additional Charge, Shah Faesal Tenure Extended

20 August 2026

IAS Rinkoo Singh Rahee Seeks FIR, Raises Fresh Allegations of ‘Conspiracy’ in Jalaun

19 August 2026

PSU News

Shipping Corporation Appoints Bharati Raman Gotarna as Independent Director, Effective August 19

20 August 2026

RVNL Secures ₹161.02 Crore East Coast Railway Order for MSDAC Signalling System

20 August 2026

GAIL Launches Three-Month Preventive Vigilance Campaign 2026; Focus on Probity, Digital Initiatives and Contract Management

20 August 2026

ONGC Commissions Khoraghat Gas Evacuation Facility in Assam to Utilise Nearly 1 Lakh SCM Gas Daily

20 August 2026

NMDC Flags Off 90 Students for Healthcare Education Under Swasthya Kaushal Yojana 2026

20 August 2026

BEL Signs MoU with Ananth Technologies to Develop Advanced Defence and Aerospace Systems

20 August 2026

MoHUA Restructures NBCC Subsidiaries’ Boards; MD, Finance Posts Abolished in HSCL, Key Posts Scrapped in HSCC

20 August 2026

BCCL Organises Mass Pledge Under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan to Promote Drug-Free Society

19 August 2026

Defence News

India to Host 5th Coast Guard Global Summit in 2027, Set to Deepen Maritime Security Cooperation

20 August 2026

What Is The OODA Loop And Why Does The Indian Air Force Want To Shorten It?

19 August 2026

Explained: Why India Is Indigenising Parts Used in Tejas, Su-30MKI and T-90 Tanks

19 August 2026

AMCA Programme Financial Framework Overhauled as ADA Adopts SBI MCLR

19 August 2026

Judiciary News

NEET UG Reform Push: Supreme Court Seeks Stronger NTA, Calls For UPSC-Like Body To Protect NEET UG

19 August 2026

BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra resignation

NALSAR Enrollment Controversy: Why Is Bombay Bar Association Asking BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra to Resign

19 August 2026

Can You Lose A Government Job For Hiding A Criminal Case? Supreme Court Explains

19 August 2026

Supreme Court Collegium Clears 12 Judges for High Courts; Six Calcutta HC Judges Get 6-Month Extension

19 August 2026

CSR News

NMDC Flags Off 90 Students for Healthcare Education Under Swasthya Kaushal Yojana 2026

20 August 2026

WCL Partners with CURE India to Rehabilitate 100 Children with Clubfoot in Nagpur Under CSR Initiative

19 August 2026

HURL Wins CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at BridgeBharat 2026 for Community and Social Impact

19 August 2026

IREDA CMD Bijay Kumar Mohanty Honoured with CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at BridgeBharat 2026

19 August 2026

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When the Flood Recedes, the Learning Should Remain

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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Atmanirbharta 2.0: India's Real Defence Test Begins After the Factory Gate

Col MV Shashidhar

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

A Failed Prelims, A Fractured Leg & One More Shot: How Prachi Jain Made AIR 714

13 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Prachi Jain secured AIR 714 in UPSC CSE 2025 after setbacks, injury and two interviews, and now prepares...

From 10 SSB Setbacks to UPSC CAPF AIR 191: Abhay Pratap Singh’s Journey in Uniform

12 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After 10 SSB setbacks, postal department job and two CAPF attempts, Abhay Pratap Singh cleared UPSC CAPF...

From Engineering Desks to the Uniform: The Inspiring Journeys of UPSC CAPF 2025’s Top 5 Toppers

11 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Sheershoo Deb, Aryan Sheoran, Akanksha Vishwakarma, Rohan and Harsh Shankarlal Solanki prove that there...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Innocence at Risk: A Father-Daughter Dialogue on Protecting Childhood in the Age of Algorithms

19 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Written by lawyer Aishwarya Srivastava and her father, retired IPS officer Dr Shailendra Srivastava,...

A Rainy Mumbai, a Gentle Giant and Two Best Friends: The World of Rain Holiday

15 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A tender, imaginative tale of friendship, emotions and childhood, where a gentle giant named Mighty becomes...

The Hindi Heartland: Ghazala Wahab’s Provocative Study of Caste, Religion and India’s Changing Politics

8 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ghazala Wahab’s The Hindi Heartland explores caste, religion, politics, history and polarization across...